http://simonwillison.net/2009-08-18T12:10:11+00:00Simon Willison2009-08-18T12:10:11+00:002009-08-18T12:10:11+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Aug/18/everyblock/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/08/data-is-journalism-msnbc-acqui.html">Data Is Journalism: MSNBC.com Acquires Everyblock</a></strong></p> Congratulations Adrian, Wilson and the team! Brady Forrest reports the acquisition within the larger context of the rise of data-driven journalism. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/adrian-holovaty">adrian-holovaty</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/brady-forrest">brady-forrest</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/data-journalism">data-journalism</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/everyblock">everyblock</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/msnbc">msnbc</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/wilson-miner">wilson-miner</a></p>

2009-07-01T20:03:11+00:002009-07-01T20:03:11+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Jul/1/address/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://addressextract.appspot.com/">Address Extractor</a></strong></p> Running on App Engine, an address extractor web service using code from the EveryBlock open source release. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/addressextractor">addressextractor</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/everyblock">everyblock</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-app-engine">google-app-engine</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/python">python</a></p>

2009-07-01T20:01:23+00:002009-07-01T20:01:23+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Jul/1/everyblock/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://blog.everyblock.com/2009/jun/30/source/">EveryBlock source code released</a></strong></p> EveryBlock’s Knight Foundation grant required them to release the source code after two years, under the GPL. Lots of neat Django / PostgreSQL / GIS tricks to be found within. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/django">django</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/everyblock">everyblock</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/geospatial">geospatial</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/gpl">gpl</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/open-source">open-source</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/postgresql">postgresql</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/python">python</a></p>

2008-08-18T23:56:42+00:002008-08-18T23:56:42+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Aug/18/cyberstar/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/technology/chi-mxa0817magholovatyaug17,0,2153905.story">Cyberstar</a></strong></p> Adrian made the front cover of the Chicago Tribune magazine! <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/adrian-holovaty">adrian-holovaty</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/django">django</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/everyblock">everyblock</a></p>

2008-04-09T12:21:30+00:002008-04-09T12:21:30+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Apr/9/ala/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.alistapart.com/issues/256">A List Apart: Issue 256</a></strong></p> The EveryBlock issue. Paul Smith on EveryBlock’s tasty custom maps, and Wilson Miner on EveryBlock’s tasty accessible data charts. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/a-list-apart">a-list-apart</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/everyblock">everyblock</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/maps">maps</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/paul-smith">paul-smith</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/wilson-miner">wilson-miner</a></p>

2008-03-05T01:05:15+00:002008-03-05T01:05:15+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Mar/5/about/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://blog.everyblock.com/2008/feb/18/maps/">About our maps</a></strong></p> Why and how EveryBlock rolled their own maps. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/everyblock">everyblock</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mapping">mapping</a></p>

2008-01-23T21:56:55+00:002008-01-23T21:56:55+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Jan/23/introducing/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://blog.everyblock.com/2008/jan/23/launch/">Introducing EveryBlock</a></strong></p> EveryBlock launched! Adrian Holovaty, Wilson Miner, Paul Smith and Daniel X. O’Neil’s startup which answers the question, “What’s happening in my neighborhood?” Cities covered by the launch are Chicago, New York and San Francisco. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/adrian-holovaty">adrian-holovaty</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/chicago">chicago</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/daniel-x-oneil">daniel-x-oneil</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/django">django</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/everyblock">everyblock</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/new-york">new-york</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/paul-smith">paul-smith</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/san-francisco">san-francisco</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/wilson-miner">wilson-miner</a></p>

2007-05-24T16:27:04+00:002007-05-24T16:27:04+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/May/24/knight/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.holovaty.com/blog/archive/2007/05/23/1145">Knight Foundation grant</a></strong></p> Adrian’s leaving the Washington Post to found EveryBlock, a startup focusing on local news and information in the style of chicagocrime.org. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/adrian-holovaty">adrian-holovaty</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/chicagocrime">chicagocrime</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/everyblock">everyblock</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/startup">startup</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/washington-post">washington-post</a></p>